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HITS Tailors Open Jumper Schedule for 2012 Desert Circuit

by HITS Media | 10/19/2011 8:14:57 PM

Thermal, CA - With the start of the 2012 HITS Desert Circuit in Thermal, California just a few months away, HITS, Inc. announced today a revision to the Open Jumper schedule for the West Coast’s most popular six-week winter series. The 2012 HITS Desert Circuit will begin Tuesday, January 24 and run until Sunday, March 11, with an off-week slated for February 13-19. Highlighting the schedule for Open Jumpers, the HITS Desert Circuit will host four FEI World Cup Qualifiers, held in the...

Tailgating Returns for 2012

by Equestrian Events Inc. | 10/18/2011 9:51:19 AM

After a successful first year Tailgating is returning for 2012! Tickets go on sale November 1, 2011 - reserve your spot early before they sell out! We have new options, check them out today! Witness the excitement of Cross-Country on Saturday, April 28th from your own Tailgating spot along the course! Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Tailgating Passes include 6 General Admission Tickets and one reserved parking space near the Cross-Country Course on Saturday only. A time for fun, friends, good...

Meg O’Mara and Sinatra IV Go for the Gold in Randolph College/USEF Junior Jumper Championships at Harrisburg

by Robyn Keyster/Phelps Media Group for USEF | 10/16/2011 8:42:11 AM

Meg O'Mara and Sinatra IV. Photo: Phelps Media Group. Harrisburg, PA – An action-packed junior weekend continued to wow the crowd at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show tonight, as Phase III of the Randolph College/USEF Individual Championships culminated in a triumph for junior jumper Meg O’Mara. Riding out of Romson, NJ, O’Mara and Sinatra IV had one of only two clear rounds of the evening, emerging victorious through a steady, controlled approach. Earning the silver medal...

B.W. Furlong and Associates Sends Veterinarians to Pan-Am Games

by Amber Heintzberger | 10/13/2011 9:20:28 AM

Press Release: B.W. Furlong and Associates Sends Veterinarians to Pan-Am Games Oldwick, NJ - 12 October, 2011 -- Veterinarians from B.W. Furlong and Associates in Oldwick, New Jersey will accompany the US and Canadian Eventing Teams to the Pan-American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico: Dr. Brendan Furlong is team veterinarian for the Land Rover U.S. Eventing Team and Dr. Christiana Ober is Team Veterinarian for the Canadian Eventing Team. This will mark Dr. Furlong's fourth time traveling with...

American Dressage Horses and Riders Arrive in Guadalajara for 2011 Pan American Games

by Joanie Morris | 10/12/2011 9:23:41 PM

Despite the remnants of Hurricane Jova drenching Guadalajara, Mexico, the U.S. Dressage Team arrived without incident at the Guadalajara Country Club, the venue for the Dressage and Jumping disciplines for the 2011 Pan American Games. The four horses, Big Tyme, Grandioso, Paragon and Weltino's Magic arrived on Tuesday afternoon with their grooms, Dr. Rick Mitchell, the team vet, Julie Mitchell, his wife and vet tech, the Canadian horses and their team and a dressage horse from Ecuador. Tim...

Fair Hill Underway

by Helen Murray | 10/12/2011 5:36:00 PM

Things are in full swing at Fair Hill. More than 100 horses were presented to the ground juries for the two and three star today. Many were on their toes as the autumn breeze kicked up. Riders also took the opportunity to don their fall fashions; as colorful scarves and boots were the theme for the ladies and the guys took the chance to dust off their corduroys and blazers. The horses also looked nicely clipped and turned-out to the nines! Last Minute Preps Before Jogging My traveling companion...

Horses and Riders Head to Chile for 2011 Pan American Endurance Championship

by USEF Endurance Department | 10/11/2011 11:51:21 AM

Lexington, KY – The United States Equestrian Federation has named the following horse/rider combinations for the 2011 Pan American Endurance Championship being held in Santo Domingo, Chile, October 22, 2011. The following horse/rider combinations will represent the U.S. at the Pan American Championship (listed in ranked order): Name/Age/Hometown/Horse/Breed/Age/Sex/Owner John Crandell III/49/West River, MD/Heraldic/Arabian/13/Gelding/John Crandell JR Meg Sleeper/43/Frenchtown, NJ/Syrocco...

Report from the U.S. Dressage Training Camp for the 2011 Pan American Games

by USEF Communications Department | 10/8/2011 4:00:24 PM

Team USA. Photo: SusanJStickle.com. Four team members and two substitutes have spent the last few days training at Hope Greenfield's Sixteen Hands Farm in New Jersey under the guidance of Technical Advisor Anne Gribbons. Team members Heather Blitz on Paragon, Marisa Festerling on Big Tyme, Cesar Parra and Grandioso, and Steffen Peters on Weltino's Magic along with substitute riders Endel Ots and Toscano and Heather Mason on Warsteiner have been putting the finishing touches...

Eighty-Four Riders to Contest the 2011 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final – East

by USEF Communications Department | 10/6/2011 5:00:59 PM

Lexington, KY- The Platinum Performance /USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2011 and this year’s competition is a strong as ever. The championship style competition again hosts finals for the top up-and-coming junior and young riders on both the east and west coasts. This weekend all eyes will be on the U.S. Equestrian Foundation Headquarters in Gladstone, NJ for the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Final – East. Two weeks...

Top Professional Hunter Riders Gear Up for the Alltech National Horse Show

by Phelps Media Group, Inc. International | 10/3/2011 12:52:00 PM

Lexington, KY - The weeks are growing increasingly closer until the much anticipated Alltech National Horse Show makes its debut at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. During this prestigious competition, many of the top professional hunter riders will show against one another to earn the top honors in their respective divisions. Some of this year's big names include professional riders such as Maggie Jayne, Archie Cox, Jennifer Alfano and many more. The Alltech National Horse Show...